An application for issuance of a new pawnshop employee license must be submitted in a format prescribed by the OCCC at the date of filing and in accordance with the OCCC's instructions. All questions must be answered. Appropriate fees must be filed with the application, and the application must include the following:
  (1) Application.
    (A) Identifying information. The application must contain complete and accurate information identifying the applicant.
    (B) Residence information. The application must report a continuous five-year residential history.
    (C) Employment information. The application must report a continuous five-year employment history. If an applicant was unemployed for a period of time or was enrolled as a student during a period of time, the application must state that fact.
    (D) Background and history. Any response about an employee's background and history must be true, correct, and complete. Additional information as required must be provided with the application.
    (E) Signature. The applicant must sign and affirm the application as true, correct, and complete.
  (2) Fingerprints.
    (A) A complete set of legible fingerprints must be provided for each applicant. An individual who has previously been licensed by the OCCC is generally not required to provide fingerprints. The commissioner may require fingerprints of an employee if the commissioner believes that the individual has not been fingerprinted for a significant amount of time and believes a new set of fingerprints might provide additional information about the individual's criminal background. All fingerprints should be submitted in a format prescribed by the OCCC and approved by the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
    (B) For individuals who have previously submitted fingerprints to another state agency (e.g., Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation), fingerprints are still required to be submitted under Texas Finance Code, §14.152. Fingerprints cannot be disclosed to others, except as authorized by Texas Government Code, §560.002.

Source Note: The provisions of this §85.301 adopted to be effective September 5, 1999, 24 TexReg 6723; amended to be effective September 19, 2005, 30 TexReg 5336; amended to be effective June 7, 2010, 35 TexReg 3471; amended to be effective July 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 3392; amended to be effective February 1, 2019, 43 TexReg 8584; amended to be effective October 1, 2022, 47 TexReg 5333